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Wild Sports in the Far West by Frederick Gerataecher, Chapter XII, Louisiana, New Orleans and Home.

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Contact Information	LaColl@state.lib.la.us
Title	Wild Sports in the Far West by Frederick Gerataecher, Chapter XII, Louisiana, New Orleans and Home.
Creator	Gerstäcker, Friedrich
Subject	United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana Gerstacker, Friedrich, 1816-1872 Immigrants Plantations Slavery Slaves Slave trade Hunting Game bird hunting Alligator hunting Alligators Creoles Ocean travel
Description	Text, 1800s. Wild Sports in the Far West by Frederick Gerataecher [sic], Chapter XII, Louisiana, New Orleans and Home. A part of one chapter of the book Wild sports in the Far West; the narrative of a German wanderer beyond the Mississippi, 1837-1843 by Friedrich Gerstäcker. Includes passages related to Bayou Sara, German settlers, Jews, Pointe Coupee Parish, Gerataecher's hotels, Levees on the Mississippi River, a slave auction, the treatment of slaves, "Guinea negroes" an alligator shooting, the flesh of the alligator and prejudices against it, the habits of alligators, scenes on the Mississippi, Gerataecher's fellow passengers, sharks and sickness and death onboard. The account ends as the ship comes in sight of Cuba on the way to Europe.
Notes	Source: Wild sports in the Far West; the narrative of a German wanderer beyond the Mississippi, 1837-1843 by Friedrich Gerstäcker.
Date	18--
Type	image
Format	jpeg
Identifier	http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cgi-bin/queryresults.exe?&CISOROOT1=/LHP&CISOFIELD1=object&CISOBOX1=wp004201
Source	State Library of Louisiana (http://www.state.lib.la.us)
Language	en
Relation	http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/LWP
Coverage-Spatial	Bayou Sara (La.); Saint Francisville (La.); Pointe Coupee Parish (La.); Lafayette (La.)
Rights	Physical rights are retained by the State Library of Louisiana. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.
Object File Name	wp004201
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